HPE OneView vs SolarWinds AppOptics comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and SolarWinds are both solutions in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.4, while SolarWinds is ranked #58. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 1.4% mindshare in IM, compared to SolarWinds’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.

HPE OneView

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93% willing to recommend

SolarWinds AppOptics

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492 Comparison Views

80% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

HPE OneView and SolarWinds AppOptics compete in IT infrastructure management and monitoring. HPE OneView takes the lead for its centralized management capabilities, while SolarWinds AppOptics excels in providing detailed application performance insights.

Features: HPE OneView enables centralized management of multiple HPE systems, streamlines operations via automation, and offers robust health monitoring. SolarWinds AppOptics provides detailed application performance management, comprehensive network performance metrics, and network topology discovery.

Room for Improvement: HPE OneView users desire better integration with non-HPE products, faster profile deployment, and more customizable reporting. SolarWinds AppOptics could improve with a more centralized platform for data insights, AI capabilities for enhanced troubleshooting, and better pricing options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: HPE OneView has a smooth deployment across HPE environments, but customer service shows mixed satisfaction. SolarWinds AppOptics offers effective deployment for both on-premises and cloud environments with generally strong technical support.

Pricing and ROI: HPE OneView's pricing reflects its value but can be high for some, with ROI backed by efficiency gains. SolarWinds AppOptics offers competitive pricing with beneficial ROI, especially in performance-focused environments.

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HPE OneView vs. SolarWinds AppOptics

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

HPE OneView

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

16th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SolarWinds AppOptics

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

58th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (57th), Cloud Monitoring Software (44th)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of HPE OneView is 1.4%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds AppOptics is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

IT Infrastructure Monitoring Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
HPE OneView	1.4%
SolarWinds AppOptics	0.5%
Other	98.1%

IT Infrastructure Monitoring

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Kapil Pandey

Technology Management Consultant at National Institute for Smart Government - NISG

Gaining seamless monitoring and customization capabilities

One of the best features of HPE OneView is that you get a complete architecture with a single click. The analytics and monitoring tools in HPE OneView are superior to other network monitoring platforms such as Nagios. The features include multiple modules that allow you to create and write your own scripts based on your requirements for different servers such as database servers or tapping roaming servers. There is more feasibility when using HP Service Manager because, unlike other tools with predefined standards for script writing, we have the option for customization as per our choice, and dashboard reports can be customized.

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John Yuko

Assistant Manager ICT - Projects at I&M Bank Ltd

Unique features allow consolidating and combing metrics into a single dashboard, but don't monitor mobile solutions

I would like to see more granular information provided on Unix applications. Also, the integration with Unix services should be a bit more straightforward in terms having an agent to retrieve your credentials rather than having to enter or save them for SSH on SolarWinds. From the outset, we had to set some commands to log into the search console, and they are saved on the solution, which presents a challenge in terms of exposure. The solution is unable to monitor APK solutions completely because we'd then be forced to break down the APK and provide the APIs or go through the source code. They don't have a module that can analyze an application that is maybe under-used.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"I don't have to use CD-ROMs or anything like that to provision the servers."

"We have the dashboard up on a big screen, and you can actually see when things go wrong or if there are any faults with any of the servers. The backup is automated as well, so the appliance is quite good."

"If you have a lot of devices, like we do, then you have to have one single pane of view, otherwise we lose too much time. So, we needed this type of solution."

"Administration-wise it's going to be easier. More smooth and more flexible."

"We lose less time managing the machines."

"We also have the 3PAR and the GUI is almost the same. So the recognition is very good."

"Gives us one platform to monitor and access or configure all the servers or the 3PAR, etc."

"Firmware compliance is one of the most valuable features."

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"I have found the most valuable feature is application performance management."

"Technical support is always live and they're supportive."

"Some of the most valuable features of SolarWinds are the topology discovery and network performance analysis."

"The reporting of the solution is very good."

"The product has a great dashboard."

"The sum solution, NTA, and DPA."

Cons

"The logs are not proper."

"I would like to see support for things that aren't in the current generation. We have a lot of 7th and 8th generation hardware."

"We ran into a couple of issues here and there with the baselines for the firmware and not having enough space on the appliance itself to be able to have more than two baselines."

"Technical support is not very good. The engineers do not know a lot about the product, even when asked simplistic questions."

"Specifically, it would be great if we had the ability to reapply the server profile faster."

"The speed and performance of the solution are areas where the product lacks and needs improvement."

"Does not allow for switch configuration other than through OneView."

"I believe the prices of HPE OneView should be reduced, as it is quite expensive."

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"The integration with Unix services should be a bit more straightforward."

"AppOptics would benefit from having a much more centralized view."

"I would like to see more integration with other tools that are available on the market."

"The solution should be more user-friendly."

"The implementation needs improvement. It needs to get modernized with the newer cloud scenario in both public and private deployment models."

"In terms of the technology, I think they need to put some more advanced troubleshooting into SolarWinds, in terms of AI capabilities. That's the next generation, especially in the cases of APIs which have already adopted AI capabilities into their products."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"HPE could lower the price."

"I feel the product's price falls a bit on the higher side."

"This license cost for OneView was $3,000 USD."

"I would rate the cost as six out of ten."

"Use it. It is free."

"I am happy with the price."

"Synergy does not require iLO licenses but servers and enclosures must be purchased."

"I think that the price of OneView is $500 USD per server, which is a little high."

More HPE OneView pricing and cost advice

"Mostly, it's a perpetual license. We don't have any customers using the subscription right now—it's mostly a perpetual license that the customers purchase. The licensing is based on the number of elements, whereas other solutions are node-based."

"I believe the current licensing cost is reasonable."

"Since it's a negotiable rate, I would rate the pricing as a five out of five."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

Government

15%

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	22
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	51

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HPE OneView?

The most valuable features of HPE OneView are environment monitoring, the ease of firmware upgrade, and the ability to manage all the servers and the infrastructure from one team.

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What needs improvement with HPE OneView?

From the dashboard and reporting perspective, HPE OneView could be improved by having multiple modules rather than just a single customization option.

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What is your primary use case for HPE OneView?

The typical use case for HPE OneView addresses a shift from manual monitoring, where clients needed to log in to the server every hour. After integrating everything on HP Service Manager and HP Ope...

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Also Known As

HP OneView

AppOptics, SolarWinds TraceView, Librato

Overview

HPE OneView is your infrastructure automation engine to simplify operations, increasing the speed of IT delivery for new applications and services. Through software defined intelligence, HPE OneView brings a new level of automation to infrastructure management by taking a template driven approach to provisioning, updating, and integrating compute, storage, and networking infrastructure. Designed with a modern, standard-based API and supported by a large and growing partner ecosystem, HPE OneView also makes it easy to integrate powerful infrastructure automation into existing IT tools and processes. Take command with HPE OneView to deploy infrastructure faster, simplify operations and increase productivity.

HPE OneView innovations provide you the industry’s best infrastructure management experience, simplifying operations for HPE BladeSystem, HPE ProLiant servers, 3PAR storage, HPE Networking and HPE ConvergedSystems.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

AppOptics is a SaaS-based simple, powerful and affordable Infrastructure & Application monitoring for custom on-premises, cloud, and hybrid systems.

Your business runs on applications, and when they go down or run slowly, it can impact the business in lost productivity, customers, or revenue. To add to the complexity, your IT environment is changing, and workloads can be spread across data centers, and cloud resources. You need to monitor the availability and performance of applications and infrastructure, regardless of where they are, so you can identify potential issues early and address them before they impact users

SolarWinds

Sample Customers

Asante, ITS Nordics, Columbus Communications, Mansfield Oil

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